Imelda Marcos, in her own words

"In the 20 years since she and her late husband, the former president Ferdinand Marcos, were driven into exile and disgrace by something called 'people power,' she has retrofitted her tangled philosophy of life into a truly incomprehensible Power Point presentation."

Imelda, Fatboy, a Cabaret and Me

"His first impulse was to send up business culture, which was a cheap shot, and he did it."

PowerPoint Pathos

"Inside, we are about to see the ageing icon perform something very different: a PowerPoint lecture about...PowerPoint."

Using PowerPoint Analyzed by Artist

"Byrne’s lecture, although inspired by his work in the medium of PowerPoint, actually focused very little on his creative work and more on the benefits and detriments of the computer program."

The Art of PowerPoint: David Byrne (Yes, that David Byrne) Defends a Reviled Software

"Now, however, proponents of the program have an unlikely ally: David Byrne, the artist and musician who made his name with the groundbreaking art-rock band Talking Heads."

David Byrne Explores the Artistic Possibilities of PowerPoint in Berkeley Lecture

"He delves into various components of the software, including bullet points, using PowerPoint graphics he has found online -- some of them inadvertently hilarious."

No Backing Band, Just David Byrne and PowerPoint

"Rocking back and forth in front of the podium, Byrne walked the rapt house through a history of presentation software, how it's used today and whether or not software from Redmond can be a proper medium for art."

David Byrne Really Does ♥ PowerPoint, Berkeley Presentation Shows

"Hello. My name is David Byrne, and I'm going to do an introduction to PowerPoint."

With the Lights Out, Henry Art Gallery

"Considering how well received all of Byrne's business geek jokes and Redmond references were, I'm sure no one was disappointed at the lack of song."

David Byrne Apparently Loves PowerPoint

"This is refreshing: the face of a hugely successful rock band not only unswayed by the undertow of glories past, but also actually placing that experience in a modest artistic context."

Byrne, Baby, Byrne

"Most recently, he’s been expressing himself in the unlikely medium of Microsoft PowerPoint, a decidedly un-state-of-the-art digital audiovisual program."

Business as Poetry, David Byrne’s PowerPoint Art

"For the project Byrne took those limitations and bent them to his will, using a corporate tool designed to simplify meaning, and transforming it into a challenging and entertaining art project."

David Byrne Makes His Point

"I probably have an innate bias (against) and skepticism towards business culture in general, which is partly unfair. But I know it's there."

Culture Vulture: David Byrne Ponders the Popularity of PowerPoint

"Creating cool out of pop culture junk is an American birthright."

David Byrne’s PowerPoint Art: Musician Uses Business Program for Ironic Avant-Garde Art

"But despite his initial disdain for the program, Byrne became intrigued by its artistic potential. He began turning PowerPoint's bars and lines, stock images and clichéd phrases into his creative playground."

Does PowerPoint Make Us Stupid?

"But after spending several hours designing a mock slide show, Byrne became intrigued. He decided to experiment with PowerPoint as an artistic medium — and ponder whether it shapes how we talk and think."

The Epistemology of David Byrne

"I think there’s a lot of people in the IT community who actually will get this, not only because they work with PowerPoint, but because the whole idea that you work with programs and applications and software and it guides you in a certain kind of thinking."

Turning Heads with PowerPoint

"I realized pretty quickly that the software could run by itself, to present autonomously. You can remove the person from the equation, and use PowerPoint as an art medium."

PowerPoint, Art: With the program

"For a prolific Renaissance man, David Byrne has always seemed a little removed."

Still Making Sense

"Who would have thought you could use Microsoft applications as creative expression?"

Learning to Love PowerPoint

"I was going for a fair dose of irony and satire, and what could be better than using PowerPoint and a projector, the same tools that every sales and marketing person relies on?"

Wild, Wild Life

"New York executives may think they've had their fill of PowerPoint presentations from talking heads."

David Byrne’s Alternate PowerPoint Universe

"You can feel the medium resisting the invisible hand of the artist."